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Has anyone else noticed smartphones have got significantly more addictive recently (lemm.ee)
submitted 11 months ago by flashgnash@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I've noticed YouTube specifically has become more addictive, I never used to be one to sit and scroll for long durations before but I often catch myself spending way too long on shorts now

Even people or older generations seem to be getting sucked in nowadays

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[โ€“] SHamblingSHapes@lemmy.one 34 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I find YouTube is less attractive than a year ago. Ads are more invasive and more difficult to remove. Recommendations skew heavily to the rage-inducing, e.g., I watched one late night comedy sketch making fun of Jordan Peterson and then my feed was full of clips of him spewing his hot trash for weeks.

I gave up on reddit earlier in the year when all the API / sub blackout / forced mod removal stuff was going on.

Freemium apps seem to be pushing ads more and more, which makes me more resistant to using them.

If what I read online is true, the days of investors throwing money at anything tech related are slowing down. Which means some companies that have never had to be profitable before now must find a way to do so. Which means tightening up subscriptions and/or more ads.

[โ€“] vivi@slrpnk.net 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I try to spread this tip everywhere i can: If you ever find that you've watched one of those videos that fucks up the recommendations, go to your watch history and delete the video. It really works.

[โ€“] jtk@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 11 months ago

I disabled and cleared my history, now I don't get any recommendations except the ones related to the video I'm currently watching ๐Ÿ‘